Audio-Technica SonicFuel ATH-AR3BT (2016)

The Beats Solo Pro (2019) makes for an outstanding On-Ear Headphone at $299. The Audio-Technica SonicFuel ATH-AR3BT (2016), however, while overall a good product for its asking price, doesn't quite manage to stand out from its competition - there are better On-Ear Headphones that can be found for around $110 available here.

The Beats Solo Pro (2019) impressed reviewers from numerous sources that do high-quality in-depth testing, such as Rtings, SoundGuys, Tom's Guide, TechGearLab, PCmag, and Laptop Mag. It performed amazingly well in their roundups - it was dubbed "Best On-Ear Wireless Headphones" by Rtings, "Best Active Noise Canceling" by SoundGuys, and "Best Beats Noise-Cancelling Headphones" by Tom's Guide. That, by itself, suggests that it's an excellent product.

Taking a look at the Audio-Technica SonicFuel ATH-AR3BT (2016), it got featured in roundups from two reliable sources that conduct their own testing - TrustedReviews and Tech Advisor - but it fell short of earning a top spot in either.

We conducted an analysis of all of the review data that we could find on these two products. First, we focused on sources that tested and rated both of them, like TrustedReviews, and learned that they all showed a preference for the Audio-Technica SonicFuel ATH-AR3BT (2016).

Then we took a look at the highest review scores that these two On-Ear Headphones received. We found that the Beats Solo Pro (2019) managed to earn a rating of 10 from Expert Reviews, whereas the Audio-Technica SonicFuel ATH-AR3BT (2016) got its highest, 9, score from reviewers at TrustedReviews.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other On-Ear Headphones on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by On-Ear Headphones being 7.4 out of 10, whereas the Beats Solo Pro (2019) and Audio-Technica SonicFuel ATH-AR3BT (2016) managed averages of 8.1 and 9.0 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Beats Solo Pro (2019) vs. Audio-Technica SonicFuel ATH-AR3BT (2016) comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.